Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Oak Knob |
on the Buncombe-Madison county line. Alt. approx. 4,400. Also appears on maps as Oakes Knob and as Oak Ridge. |
| Oak Level Township |
SE Nash County. |
| Oak Lodge |
community in E Guilford County. |
| Oak Park |
community in S Buncombe County. |
| Oak Ridge |
town in NW Guilford County. Alt. 885. Est. in 1852 and inc. in 1897. Named for its location on an oak-grown ridge. Oak Ridge Military Institute, oldest military preparatory school in North Carolina, founded there in 1853. |
| Oak Ridge Creek |
rises in E Jackson County and flows SW into Piney Mountain Creek. |
| Oak Ridge Township |
NW Guilford County. |
| Oak Spring |
community in central Rutherford County on Catheys Creek. A post office was there, 1855-1907. |
| Oak Summit |
community in N Forsyth County served by post office, 1891-1903. Formerly Flat Branch. |
| Oak Swamp |
rises in E Robeson County and flows NE into Big Swamp. |